Street Furniture Australia is proud to support the AILA 2025 Festival of Landscape Architecture: DARK, taking place in Nipaluna/Hobart from 19–21 October, in our eleventh year as an AILA National Partner.
Festival Creative Directors Miriam Shevland, Simone Bliss and Jerry de Gryse, together with Cultural Adviser Theresa Sainty, have shaped an immersive program that explores different sides of the landscape architecture profession and reflects the unique character of Lutruwita/Tasmania.
Street Furniture Australia is even bringing some glow-in-the-dark furniture, in a brand new powdercoat colour. Here are eight of our anticipated Festival highlights.
1. Opening Talks – Dark Past at the Theatre Royal Following a Welcome to Country by Theresa Sainty, speakers share truth telling and acknowledgement of Lutruwita’s past.
Date: Sunday 19 October, from 1pm Location: Theatre Royal, Corner Campbell & Collins Streets Cost: Ticketed via DARK registration.
Festival Cultural Advisor Theresa Sainty will give the Welcome to Country. Photo by Samantha Mole, Fabulist Content.
2. DARK Conference at the Odeon Theatre Across two days, speakers including Dr Bob Brown, Sarah Wilcox and Professor Theresa Jones will explore themes of darkness and light in relation to landscape architecture, sensitive ecologies and our connection with Country.
Cross-disciplinary experts will address diverse topics, among them: mental health, safe and vibrant nighttime economies, intuitive creative practice, Dark Skies, bioluminescence, the transformative effects of bushfire, and healing Country.
Date: Monday 20 October, 10.30am-late, and Tuesday 21 October, 10.15am-5.30pm. Location: Odeon Theatre (enter via the Liverpool Street laneway) Cost: Included in DARK registration.
3. Good Cause Giveaway by Street Furniture Australia Check out the latest Piatto and Linea outdoor dining furniture in a new Lavender Mist powdercoat, finished with a glow-in-the-dark top coat applied especially for DARK.
Valued at $45,000, all show products will be donated to a local charity project after the Festival. The winner will be chosen by the Creative Directorate and announced at the Conference.
Date: On display Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 October. Location: The Cathedral (outdoor space adjoining Odeon Theatre)
$45k of Piatto and Linea show products from the festival will be donated to a local charity project.
4. Street Furniture Australia Dinner Party
Celebrate the Festival with Street Furniture Australia enjoying food, drinks and conversation in the dramatic Cathedral space next to the Odeon Theatre. Raise a glass with us and mingle.
Date: Monday 20 October, 6.15pm Location: The Cathedral, Odeon Theatre
The Cathedral venue. Photo: In the Hanging Garden.
5. AILA Fellows Breakfast with Street Furniture Australia
The annual Fellows breakfast is a chance to reconnect, supported by Street Furniture Australia. Grant Revell and Jerry de Gryse will lead a discussion on the work of AILA’s Archive Committee.
The Waterline Restaurant at Brooke Street Pier. Photo: Waterline.
6. Win Your Choice of Muuto Dots from Street Furniture Australia
Enter the draw to win 1 of our 3 curated sets of Muuto Dots by Norwegian designer Lars Tornøe – valued at AU$200-250 each. Choose from natural, colourful or metallic.
Date: Enter at the Street Furniture Australia stand during the Conference, Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 October Location: The Cathedral, Odeon Theatre Cost: Free, AILA members only.
7. National Landscape Architecture Awards at Glen Albyn
Celebrate the profession’s brightest stars at the stunning Glen Albyn Estate, with its reflective pools and expansive views. Enjoy stargazing with local astronomers, drinks and canapés, then cap the night with karaoke back in the CBD.
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Our Presentation Specialists, Tiffany and Melissa, bring a fun, interactive and informative workshop to your office. Accredited for 2 AILA CPD points, the experience can be tailored for landscape architects and Councils. In 30 minutes, plus Q&A, you will explore our Outdoor Dining range and enjoy delicious treats. There will also be a prize for a lucky winner (optional). Select from three catering options (also optional): Bookings can be made via the following links: For US customers, workshop bookings can be made via our US distributor agent Spruce and Gander. Testimonials ‘The presentation content was informative, engaging, interactive and relevant. Genuinely one of the better supplier workshops! It was efficient yet insightful. The interactive nature of it enhanced engagement with the team,’ Sam Westlake, Senior Associate, Hassell, Sydney. ‘Possibly our …
The Landscape Foundation of Australia (LFA) has provided expertise to help Uralla Shire Council and sustainability group ZNET Uralla to achieve their vision to regenerate a once-overgrazed former racecourse into a significant natural landscape. The Uralla Racecourse Lagoon was once ringed by the sounds of horses’ hooves and cheers. Today, with the 41-hectare reserve now managed by Uralla Shire Council, restoration efforts aim to restore the local ecology, encourage the return of migratory birds and boost biodiversity. In 2022 LFA director and landscape architect Noel Corkery worked with council officers to prepare a grant application for the site, securing $150,000 from the NSW Environment Trust in 2023. Corkery prepared revegetation and planting specifications, ensuring a mix of native species that offer shade, light and views as they mature. Stage 1 …
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